Cartridge-belt.



1 1 laid m J. B. WILLIAMSON.

v CARTRIDGE BELT.

unacumn FILED JAN. 5, 1911.

1,014,196. Y Paltented Jan.9,1912.

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Application filed January 5, 1911. Serial No. 601,011.

the lower series of cartridges are used, the lower part or half, as 10, of the band, may be folded up, as indicated in Fig. 3 to convert the device into an ordinary belt.

y inventionis not restricted to cartridge Be it known that I, J OHN B. WILLIAMSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at ouisville, in the county of Jefferson and tate of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartridge- Belts, of which the following is a specification.

desired number, may e arranged in any. 65. suitable manner and be of any suitable provide a belt of this c aracter especially e. dapted for holding the cartridges when From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, it is thought that the construction and advantages of my belt will be readily appreciated without requiring a more extended explanation.

arious changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principles 0r sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in'the appended he several advantages to be enjoyed through the use of my improved belt will 2 be hereinafter briefly set forth in the folowing specification.

e accompanying drawings, in which like parts are designated by like characters claim as new and desire to secure by Letseries of cartridges removed. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the belt on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a similar view, with the 30 lower half of the belt folded up, and Fig. 4: is an enlarged sectional view, taken on the plane indicated by the dotted lines H of Fig 2.

to the upper corners of the ban a series of Referring to the drawings for a more par- 35 ticular description of the invention, the belt comprises the approximately rectangular flexible band 1, of suitable material, adapted to encircle the waist at the front and removably attached in position by the fastening 40 bands 2 and 3, secured to the upper ends of the band 1.

The band 1 is provided with the upper and lower series of cartridge holding ring 4 pivoted at their upper ends in the eyes 5 45 of the clips or keepers 6, the leg portions, as 8 of which, project through the band and are bent laterally in opposite directions against the bearing plates 7.

n practice, the belt is first secured in popivoted to the band a points in a line parand the band being adapted to be folded to the ban at points in a line parallel to the longitudinal median line of the band, the rings of both series being adapted to lie flat against the respective portions of the band and the band being adapted to be folded along its longitudinal median line, the first mentioned series of rings being 11 holding rings by swinging the latter up into orizontal position. s the cartridges are used, the rings fall down and lie flat against the front of the band, as clearly indicated in igs. l and 2 of the drawings, and after spaced from the longitudinal median line In testimony whereof I aflix iny signature of the band a distance greater than the dd? 7 in presence of two witnesses.

ameter of the rings of the last mentioned 7 V v series, whereby, when the hand is ioided, the JOHN WILLIAMSON 5 said last mentioned series of rings will lie Witnesses.

between the line of fold of the hand and the TOM OCONNELL, first mentioned series of rings. 7 V W. E. HoLLFAn.

e obtained for five oents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, ,3

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